"Tubbridbritain", Tubbridbrittain, or Tubbridbretain,
a parish, in the barony of Cranagh, county of
Kilkenny, and province of Leinster, 5 miles (S.W.) from Freshford, on the
road to Urlingford; containing 556 inhabitants and comprising 3884 statute
acres. It is a vicarage, in the diocese of Ossory, forming part of the
union of Aghoure, or Freshford; the rectory is impropriate in the
corporation of Kilkenny. In the R. C. divisions the parish forms part of
the union or district of Urlingford, and contains a large chapel recently
erected. The parochial school, in which about 80 children are taught, is
aided by subscriptions; and there is a private school, in which are about
140 children. Here is an ancient castle, consisting of a square tower.
[From A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (1837)]